FORMAL CLIPPED HEDGE OF AMERICAN ARBORVITAE 
HEDGES 
ARBORVITAE 
(White Cedar) 
This is considered the best hedge possible 
for most purposes. Dense, soft, feathery, 
and shears well. 
WHITE SPRUCE 
AND NORWAY SPRUCE 
Excellent for a rugged hedge. Hold their 
color throughout the year and is cleaner and 
more massive if sheared occasionally. Plant 
1 to 3 feet apart. 
PRUNING 
The secret of good lower foliage is to 
trim the hedge so that the lower branches 
receive their full amount of sun. Thus, 
ball or 0 shapes should be avoided, and 
the following used: 
A light trimming may be given at once after 
planting, to remove straggling branches 
from the hedge line, but discretion must be 
used. The finished dense wall should only 
be expected after the second to fourth year's 
trimming: Once a year is advised, each 
spring before the new growth starts. The 
latter part of April is suggested subject to 
local conditions. 
An extra thick hedge could be made with 
a double row as shown under windbreaks. 
Hedges look best four feet from walks. 
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